Winner
of the
Telly Award
for
Excellence in Children's Programming!
"...learning through imagination and curiosity in this fun DVD."
Booklist
Magazine, November 15, 2006
"...chugs along at just the right clip..."
Parenting
Magazine, "Parenting Picks", July 2006
"Busy Little Engine and Pig...encourage viewers to use their imaginations..."
School Library Journal
, June 2006
"Highly Recommended"
Video Librarian
Magazine, May/June 2006
"... the pinnacle of our mountain of kid's DVDs"
DVD Verdict
, April 2006
"...sweet story is perfectly paced for children of the targeted age group"
About.com
, March, 2006
Selected
for the 2006
San Diego International Children's Film Festival

"It's a very busy day in Dinkytown...." A little wooden train is pretending to be a real train, but he doesn't know much about what real trains do - he's only ever seen them at crossing gates. With some help from the Narrator and lots of imagination, the Busy Little Engine and his friend, Pig, have a lot of fun learning about what trains do all day!

Gentle transitions and easy pacing are appropriate for even the youngest viewers. Magical animations, real trains, and the loveable Pig make it fun for all ages (even parents and grandparents)!

Special Features
include:

Jump right to your favorite parts with Scene Selection

Sing along with Pig in three original Sing-Along videos (lyric sheet included)

“The Busy Little Engine
™
”
DVD
"It's a very busy day in Dinkytown...." A little wooden train is pretending to be a real train, but he doesn't know much about what real trains do - he's only ever seen them at crossing gates. With some help from the Narrator and lots of imagination, the Busy Little Engine and his friend, Pig, have a lot of fun learning about what trains do all day!

I'm a Busy Little Engine!
™
T-shirt
(Exclusive!)
Is your kid a Busy Little Engine? These cute Ultra-Cotton 6.1oz Gildan T-shirts are still available in light pink, or daisy (yellow). They are no longer available in white and blue. The top-quality hand silk-screened shirts will endure a lot of wear and a lot of washing (which is very handy for Busy Little Engines). Please note that Gildan Toddler T-shirts are very generously sized, so for most kids, a 3T will easily last until the kid is 4-years-old. Grown-ups and kids love the cute profile of Busy Little Engine on the front. The back of the shirt says, "I like using my imagination!"

Since 2005, Busy Little Studios has been a producer of fun and gently-paced DVDs "illuminating the workings of the world for young children." Creative Director Desmond Mullen's background includes work with George Lucas's
Industrial Light & Magic
, Silicon Valley's
Rocket Science Games
and
WebTV Networks
, and creation of world-renowned science education shows at
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
including Mary Pope Osborne's
Magic Tree House: Space Adventure
.

"By focusing on a toy that is familiar to most children, we can present concepts about how the world works in a way that even the youngest child can understand and apply to his or her own life," Mullen says. He adds, "The excitement that a child has when he sees a thing in the real world that he recognizes, or when he applies a concept he's learned to a new situation, is wonderful. That thrill of discovery of the world is infectious. That's what I love about helping children understand the world around them."